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A Week On The Wrist: The Glashütte Original PanoGraph
The Panograph is descended from a somewhat more complicated watch that appeared during a complicated time: the PanoRetroGraph. The PanoRetroGraph was originally introduced 16 years ago, in 2000, only...
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IN THE SHOP: A Rare Waterproof Patek Calatrava In Rose Gold, A Killer 1960s...
This week we've come out swinging with a handful of downright incredible additions to the HODINKEE Shop. We always do our best to find the cleanest, most honest examples of collectible and rare...
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Inside The Manufacture: With Jaeger-LeCoultre In Switzerland, Pt. 4: A...
The watch we're going to look at has no case, dial, or hands; but it's so beautiful on its own that casing it up would almost seem criminal. This is caliber 19 RMCCVEP. It's an ultra-flat, minute...
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Three World-Class Watches That Nobody Is Paying Attention To In The Phillips...
This past weekend I had the opportunity to preview the Start-Stop-Reset Steel Chronographs sale from Phillips, and it was, as expected, downright silly. Like, can we, for a second, talk about the fact...
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Watch Spotting: What Jeremy Irons And Ben Affleck Wore In Batman Vs. Superman
Batman vs. Superman takes as its point of departure the graphic novel by Frank Miller, The Dark Knight, which famously re-imagined Batman as an aging, still deadly, but mostly sociopathically enraged...
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Man Buys Rolex Daytona For $543 in 1973, Takes It To Antiques Roadshow Where...
These are the stories you love to hear. Unsuspecting man – a pilot – because of course he's a pilot – needs a watch for navigation purposes in the early 1970s. So he stops into his local watch shop,...
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Photo Report: The Start Of Tour Auto 2016 (Cars, More Cars, And The Zenith El...
Just a few days after Ben’s drive across the great state of Arizona behind the wheel of a 1962 Porsche 356, we once again find ourselves at the start of a classic car race. This time, we’re in France,...
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The Value Proposition: Long-Term Wear Report On The Seiko 'Turtle' SRP 775...
The so-called Seiko "Turtle" diver's watches – new, and larger, versions of the famous cushion-cased 6306/9 diver's watches, made from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s – were released earlier this year, and...
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Photo Report: The Horological Society Of New York's 150th Anniversary Gala
On March 29, 2016, the Horological Society of New York commemorated its 150th anniversary with a gala celebration at the General Society Library in Midtown Manhattan. Highlights included the...
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Bring a Loupe: A Nice Heuer Carrera, A Fantastic Rolex Submariner, A Slim...
This week, you will get your fair share of chronographs, but you'll also discover a slim Tudor Oyster, aptly named the "Elegante." This watch uncovers some lesser known part of Tudor's history, when...
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Introducing: The Al Satterwhite Signed Paul Newman Print, Available In...
With the HODINKEE Shop, we have always looked to bring you things that are interesting, rare, off the beaten path, and above all else, have a tangible, long-term value. Whether that is hand-made watch...
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Hands-On: D Is For Diamond: The Piaget 900D Ultra-Thin
Piaget is most famous in watchmaking circles for two things: making some of the thinnest watches, and watch movements, anyone has ever produced; and making spectacular jewelry and gem-set watches. The...
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Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin Reference 4500S, The First Quai de I'Île...
The Vacheron Constantin Quai de I'Île was first launched in 2008, and at the time, it was both very much in the VC tradition of unusual designs, and also something of a departure and exploration of...
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Photo Report: Inside The UK's Most Secretive Watch Collecting Club
This weekend, 32 of the world’s most obscure watch collectors gathered in an undisclosed location, somewhere in central London. Two of them flew in from Bali, another from New York, and many more made...
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Ultra Thin: What It Is, Why It Matters, And Who Does It Best (Part I)
Appreciation of ultra thin watches is something that a lot of enthusiasts come to a bit late – as a matter of fact, it's probably something many enthusiasts never come to, because ultra thin, or extra...
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In-Depth: The Incredible Watches (And Cars) Of Briggs Cunningham
One of the countless reasons why any given person may have an interest in timepieces is that these little machines, bound to the wrists of their owners, may in fact be witness to greatness. In the...
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Editorial: Amid Sharp Sales Drop, TAG Smartwatch An Unexpected Hit; Patek’s...
The Federation Of The Swiss Watch Industry FH, which provides regular information on the state of the Swiss watch industry, has recently released its analysis for March and it's not good news. Major...
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In The Shop: A (Truly) New-Old-Stock Heuer Autavia, An Original Longines...
Another week at the HODINKEE Shop is upon us, and that means more certified vintage watches available for you, along with some new rare finds. This week we've got some very, very clean chronographs,...
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Watch Industry Veteran William Massena To Lecture At The Horological Society...
Can watches be an effective investment, or is this merely a marketing myth perpetuated by the watchmaking industry? At the May meeting of the Horological Society of New York, William Massena will...
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Watch Shopping Chicago: A Visit To The New Marshall Pierce (VIDEO)
It seems as if the idea of the family-run, multi-brand, authorized watch store is going the way of the dodo, as luxury groups push to control every aspect of distribution (including the margin) via...
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